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Rogers Announces Addition of Brett Cope and Eric Starkloff to Its Board of Directors
May 11, 2026 | Rogers CorporationEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Rogers Corporation announced that Brett Cope and Eric Starkloff were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Both Mr. Cope and Mr. Starkloff bring extensive executive leadership experience and deep expertise in highly relevant markets.
“The Board remains committed to unlocking higher levels of growth and profitability at Rogers,” said Armand Lauzon, Chair of the Board of Rogers. “With this ongoing objective we are pleased to welcome Brett and Eric to the Rogers Board. Both are accomplished CEOs with proven track records of creating value, and they bring critical skills that will further strengthen the Rogers Board. We look forward to the insights that Brett and Eric will bring as we continue to work toward Rogers’ long-term success.”
About Brett Cope
Brett Cope is currently Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Powell Industries (NASDAQ GS: POWL). Mr. Cope joined Powell in 2011 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2015, President and Chief Executive Officer in 2016, and appointed Chairman of the Board in 2019. Prior to joining Powell, Mr. Cope served in a variety of engineering, project operations, and sales management roles at ABB Ltd. from 1990 until his departure at the end of 2010. Mr. Cope serves on the Advisory Board for the College of Engineering and Computing at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
About Eric Starkloff
Eric Starkloff served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of National Instruments Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed company that developed software and hardware for testing and measurement, from 2020 to 2024. National Instruments was acquired by Emerson Electric in 2023. Prior to serving as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Starkloff spent 27 years at National Instruments in roles spanning application engineering, Chief Marketing Officer, Head of Worldwide Sales, and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Starkloff currently serves as a board member and limited partner of Ezurio, an Audax private equity business. He also serves on the boards of the University of Virginia Engineering Foundation and Huston-Tillotson University.
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